Tag - forestry

Despite a ban on timber exports and the government’s repeated declaration
that “large-scale” logging has been stopped, Vietnamese customs data compiled
by watchdog Forest Trends show a significant increase in the import of
Cambodian logs and sawn wood in 2017.

The police department of a Central Highlands province has accused Vietnam
Television (VTV) of airing an inaccurate account of deforestation in the area,
the latest in a series of scandals to hit the national broadcaster.

To cope with the consequences of climate change including high temperatures,
rising sea levels, increases in natural disasters, landscape changes and
economic damages, Vietnam has joined hands with the international community to
protect and develop forests through an initiative to reduce emissions from
deforestation and forest degradation while fostering conservation, sustainable
management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+).

Bangkok - Vietnam last year imported about 500,000 cubic metres of illegally
harvested timber from neighbouring Laos, feeding its billion-dollar export
industry of wood products to Europe and other markets, an environmental group
said Thursday.